Self-Archiving Policy

Authors publishing in Kertas of Literature and Art Science (KLAS) under the gold open access model are encouraged to archive and share their work on various non-commercial platforms, in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Authors may deposit and share the following versions of their manuscript:

  • Pre-print (original manuscript prior to peer review)

  • Post-print (manuscript after peer review and acceptance, but before final typesetting)

  • Version of record (final published version on the KLAS website)

These versions may be posted on:

  • Personal websites or blogs

  • Institutional repositories

  • Non-commercial subject-based repositories

  • Academic social networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu)

  • Social media platforms

When sharing accepted or published versions, authors must clearly acknowledge that the article has been accepted or published in Kertas of Literature and Art Science (KLAS) by KertasSci. Proper citation must be provided, and a link to the official version on the KLAS journal website must be included.

To maintain the integrity of the scholarly record, the version published on the journal website should be treated as the definitive version of record.

Authors are also encouraged to verify compliance with any archiving or open access requirements set by their institutions or funding bodies.